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Happy April Fools' Day
Get the
low-down on the holiday
from Hallmark.
Go
Directly to story below.
If your
jokes fall flat and your
pranks aren't funny, get
some tips on getting the
humor and losing the
irritation from some
wonderful comics.
Link.
(Editor's note:
The suggestions for
telling a good joke are
excellent but be careful
if you go to the site.
It has adult material.)
Need a
joke to tell?
Check out
eHow's
pages on how
to tell a good joke, how
to tell good clean
jokes, how not to tell
lame jokes and practical
jokes for kids.
(Editor's Note:
Links within the page
are usually to ads or to
other search engines.
Not funny.)
Need
more suggestions?
Check
WikiHow's
page on how to tell
a joke. It
includes a video to help
you out.
If you
can't find a joke you
like, try writing one of
your own on
WikiHow's
page on joke writing -
also with a video.
Need a
joke? Here are
some sites to try.
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Dang Good
Jokes
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These are
some of the
groaners you
heard your
parents tell
- perhaps.
Remember,
this site
has good
clean jokes
but isn't
about good
music so you
might want
to muter
your audio.
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Clean Joke
- More
groaners but
some made me
laugh out
loud. |
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JokesClean
- Features
jokes and
anecdotal
stories very
reminiscent
of Reader's
Digest
sections.
A variety of
categories
help you
choose a
joke aimed
at your
audience.
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Good Clean
Funniest
List
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More jokes.
No
categories
though you
can do an
on-site
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Before attempting any
prank, make sure you
know your intended
"victim" very well. Some
people do not do well
with pranks. Don't
play a prank that
interferes with work or
safety. Always be
prepared to apologize
and make amends if your
"victim" is truly upset.
If you are looking
for clean and safe
pranks and practical
jokes plus some awesome
ones from the past, go
to
AprilFools.com
Before playing even a
good, safe, clean prank;
remember you will
probably be the one to
clean anything up.
Don't make a mess you
don't want to clean.
And, it is never a good
idea to play a prank on
someone you don't know
well.
Check out the ultimate
urban legend/fact or
fraud site
snopes.com
for the many
stories on how the
holiday began plus tales
of some of the more
interesting pranks played
in the name of April
Fools .
April Fools Facts from
Hallmark
People have been
tricked, duped, messed
around with, and made
fools of for centuries on
April 1.
Holiday
History
According to Hallmark
research, no one knows
exactly when the custom
began, but one legend
takes it back to the
Bible story of Noah and
the Ark, when Noah
supposedly sent the dove
out before the water had
abated and the bird had
no place to land. Others
trace it back to the
Roman Hilaria festival in
honor of the goddess of
nature.
April Fools' Day was
first celebrated in 1752
in England as an occasion
for playing tricks on
young apprentices who
were asked to fetch a pot
of striped paint or a
two-headed hammer.
The English were
behind the rest of Europe
when the calendar year
was changed to begin on
January 1 rather than
March 25. (Gifts and
visits had always been
exchanged at the New Year
season, which ended on
April 1.) France was the
first to make the change,
and forgetful or
conservative people were
given mock gifts on April
1. The custom grew into
sending the more naive on
pointless errands.
Happy April Fool's.
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